From the Swedish label that been bringing us the eighties synth pop revival in the form of Unarmed Enemies and Le Sport Songs I Wish I Had Written present this EP from their latest signings, Gentle Touch, who may or may not have been named after a rather crap 1980's TV series starring Jill Gasgoigne.Put away those 1980's 12" CD collections you have been buying from the supermarket and put this EP on instead because influences of the Pet Shop Boys, Heaven 17, Human League and to a lesser extent New Order or Depeche Mode are all here. Opener Memories sets the tone with a classic 80's beat complete with the serious male vocal (mono) tone that generally accompanies such style of music. That's not a negative thing by the way and is the only way you can notice the vocals over the pounding but melodic beats. There is not much too choose from between the songs although Smedby is the pick of the bunch because it is the more noticeable track of the four and is thus more likely to stay in your head just that bit longer.
So put that bad shirt (or blouse) on, get under the glitterball and erm, dance your butt off!
Great Gentle Touch.